The following findings are based on interviews with executives from the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA), National Computer Center (NCC), Philippine National IT Standards Foundation (PhilNITS), EITSC, a number of IT industry association officers, and several IT professionals. It must be noted, that no detailed survey or analysis of the existing certifications has been conducted and that this assessment is made purely on the basis of interviewee feedback coupled with training experience on the consultants’ part.

1. Currently, there is no IT qualifications framework that is nationally consistent and flexible for all qualifications gained through the workplace, post compulsory education, and training.
   
   
2. Even if past studies of industry-required IT competencies have been conducted, there is no defined IT competency standard that is applied across the country.
   
   
3. In the absence of a defined IT competency standard applicable nationwide, it is left to the industry or individual companies to determine the competencies that will best suit the available jobs being offered.
   
   
4. There is a proliferation of IT technical and functional certifications offered in the industry to various market segments like out-of-school youths, students, graduates, and employees by various certification bodies.
   
   
5. IT certifications offered by the government are limited to those offered by TESDA and NCC. The IT certification process is heavily driven by the private sector, specifically by the IT vendors.
   
   
6. The competencies, qualifications, and career path definitions tied to certifications are more dependent on vendor processes and declarations more than through discussions, consultations, concurrence, and agreement among industry stakeholders like industry associations, academe, training institutes, government and industry champions and captains.
   
   
7. There is no comprehensive guide that will allow certification candidates to be adequately informed of the competencies that will be covered by such certifications plus other relevant inputs about such.